Computer ethics

Plotkin, Robert 1971- (Author).

Summary: Discusses topics related to ethics on the Internet, such as privacy issues, security issues, anonymous communication, virtual worlds, copyright and fair use, and netiquette.

Record details

ISBN: 9780816077557
ISBN: 081607755X
Physical Description: print
xviii, 188 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.
Publisher: New York : Facts On File, ©2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Privacy : Does it exist on online? -- Security : Challenges in the information society -- Anonymity : Advantages and dangers of anonymous communication -- Virtual worlds : Living inside your computer -- Professional ethics : When is the programmer responsible? -- Copying : Does ease of copying make it right? -- Speech : The Internet as library, newspaper, television, and beyond -- Netiquette : Adding formality to an informal medium.